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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, December 4th, 10:15am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.9 ft 11 sec 11° 10-14 kt 90° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   7.5 ft 12 sec 1° 10-14 kt 100° 77.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.9 ft 11 sec 22° 12-16 kt 120° 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 120° 77.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 33° --- --- 77.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.2 ft 14 sec 21° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 27° --- --- 77.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 11 sec 23° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 6 sec 137° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 269° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 9° --- --- 78.8 °F WESTERN HAWAII   7.5 ft 13 sec 342° 10-14 kt 100° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   9.5 ft 15 sec 15° 14-16 kt 80° 79.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft 13 sec 322° 17-19 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   7.2 ft 9 sec 51° --- --- 84.2 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   9.2 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   7.5 ft 11 sec 74° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   7.9 ft 11 sec 57° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 18 sec 355° --- --- 84.0 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Moloaa Dairy SE (124°) 1-3 kt 6:45 am  Sun 12/4 Lihue NE (40°) 6 kt 7:00 am  Sun 12/4 Nawiliwili Nos WSW (256°) 3-4 kt 7:24 am  Sun 12/4 Poipu NNE (28°) 3-7 kt 7:00 am  Sun 12/4 Port Allen W (277°) 2-6 kt 7:00 am  Sun 12/4 Makaha Ridge N (3°) 0-3 kt 7:11 am  Sun 12/4 Mana NE (49°) 4-6 kt 7:34 am  Sun 12/4 Barking Sands ENE (60°) 5 kt 7:00 am  Sun 12/4 Puu Lua Calm 7:35 am  Sun 12/4 Puu Opae NNE (15°) 3-7 kt 7:34 am  Sun 12/4 Waimea Heights NNE (13°) 3-8 kt 7:35 am  Sun 12/4 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 041338 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 338 AM HST Sun Dec 4 2022 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 338 AM HST Sun Dec 4 2022 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Surface high pressure far northeast of the state will maintain moderate trade winds today. A low is expected to develop along a front about 450 nm north-northwest of Kauai early Monday morning. This low will deepen, and begin to move slowly westward from late Monday through Tuesday. This will cause the winds to strengthen out of the southeast to south from tonight into Tuesday. Expect strengthening easterly trade winds across the state from Tuesday night through Thursday. Kauai Northwest Waters- 338 AM HST Sun Dec 4 2022 TODAY East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northeast swell 7 feet and northwest 4 feet. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet and northeast 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY South winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet, building to 8 feet after midnight. Swell northeast 3 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. TUESDAY Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 12 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. TUESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 6 feet. North swell 12 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 feet. Northwest swell 6 to 8 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 9 to 10 feet. Northwest swell 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Windward Waters- 338 AM HST Sun Dec 4 2022 TODAY East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northeast swell 7 feet and northwest 4 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet and northeast 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY South winds 10 knots, rising to 20 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet and northeast 3 feet. Isolated showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet, building to 7 feet after midnight. Swell northeast 3 feet. Showers likely. TUESDAY Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 11 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds to 25 knots. Wind waves to 6 feet. Northwest swell 12 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 feet. North swell 6 to 8 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 9 to 10 feet. Northwest swell 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 338 AM HST Sun Dec 4 2022 TODAY East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northeast swell 6 feet and northwest 4 feet. TONIGHT East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet and northeast 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY South winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. MONDAY NIGHT South winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet, building to 8 feet after midnight. Swell northeast 3 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. TUESDAY Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 11 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. TUESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 12 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves around 6 feet. Northwest swell 6 to 8 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 feet. Northwest swell 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Channel- 338 AM HST Sun Dec 4 2022 TODAY East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northeast swell 6 feet and north 4 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. TONIGHT Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. North swell 4 feet and northeast 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY South winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. North swell 4 feet and northeast 3 feet. Isolated showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet and northeast 3 feet. Showers likely. TUESDAY Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 9 feet, building to 11 feet in the afternoon. Swell northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 6 feet. Northwest swell 11 feet and northeast 3 feet. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 feet. Northwest swell 6 to 8 feet and northeast 3 feet. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 9 to 10 feet. North swell 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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